Explore the Family Name Titsworth

The meaning of Titsworth

1. Americanized form of Dutch Tietsoort (see Teachout). Compare Tittsworth. 2. Possibly also English: habitational name from Tetsworth in Oxfordshire, from an unattested Old English personal name Tǣtel + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Titsworth in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, popularity of the surname 'Titsworth' experienced a slight decline in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 18,354 to 19,266, which represents a change of -4.97%. However, the number of people with this surname increased marginally during the same period, rising from 1,392 to 1,407. This signifies a growth rate of 1.08%, but resulted in a decrease in its proportion per 100,000 from 0.52 to 0.48, indicating a drop of -7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,354	#19,266	-4.97%
Count	1,392	1,407	1.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.48	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Titsworth

The ethnicity distribution for individuals bearing the surname 'Titsworth' underwent some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw declines of -24.56% and -8.51%, respectively. Similarly, those identifying as White also decreased by -2.67%. In contrast, individuals of Black ethnicity increased by 12.42%, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a significant jump of 59.69%. Those identifying with two or more ethnic identities also rose by 13.40% during this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.67%	77.54%	-2.67%
Black	12.64%	14.21%	12.42%
Hispanic	3.88%	3.55%	-8.51%
Two or More Races	1.94%	2.2%	13.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.29%	2.06%	59.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.43%	-24.56%